Supporting means for metallic laths.



l P ATENTED MAR. 13, 1906.

L T M. HBGBOM. SUPPORTING MEANS PoR METALLIC LATES.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 3(7), 1904.

v '-IrIVq-Tn arseiusffegbom UNITED s'rA'rnss PATENT oir-irren.

- MAR'sEnIUs HEGBOM, ,or CHICAGO, inLiNoIs, AsslGNoR TFREDERIG voss,oEcHIcAGo, 1LL1No1s. I

l citizen of the United States, and a resident` inglhad to t vto theyletters of Areference marked thereon,

of the city of Chicago, in` the countyof `CookandState of Illinois,have,` invented certainf L new and lusefull Improvements in Supporting.Means for Metallic Laths; vand l do hereby declare that the followingis a,full, clear, and

exact description of the same, reference bee accompanying drawings, and

' .which form apart of this specication.`

Heretofore in attachinglreticulated struc-` turesf-such as wire;expanded or sheetmetal Y. lathe-,staples have; jsometim'cs been usedI ifthe s studs orvjoistsfare ofwoods,y n If the studs are metallic, r vloops are: provided f thereonA .whichproject through themeshesof thelath f. and in:whichisfinsertedgalath-naill VaGting to V bind thestructurestogether. In either lconstruction confsiderable time isrequired fory ifdrvingtthe lstaplesfor,- for inserting nails forretaininggftheslaths -in position; The latter whichusuallyareconstructedintegrally the; metal L studs-- are frequently `bent .doWllfinyfhandling and ',.tr'ans ortation, closylngthesarne-frominsertion othenail. x is novel .Sirudand sim leland easily-secured fas-f tening fmeans; of -fl1gl1t -wei ht, but' of; jf great strength,;which acts-to'rigi ly bind the struc-' v:itufrestogether;5jIr. f*

, i, -Theinvention'consists "Inattei'fsjhere- .;inafter described,and-morefullypointedout --fanddefined inthe alpended clalms. l

gure 1l is a perspective ing myinvention, showing. thesame use.'fEigrgZ'isan enlarged..section-ofian angle-iron stud taken just abovethe fastener. ig.. 3'is faVv .viewk similar'tofli'gpil` ,ff-showin(r4the; stud in Y,thegforme,ofa Z-bar-havingilat secured oni each side thesame by meansaernbodying'my invention.` ,Y Fig-Agisan enlargedperspective view' of the fastener'. Figi 5 l1s a perspective viewshowing the fastener in posltlon for insertion into a stud. Fig.6 islaplan view of a fastener constructed of'wirel" Fi 7 is an enlargedperspective view of anot A er form lof fastener.

` As shown in said drawings, the studsmay be any preferred form of metalstuds, such as angle or Z bars, channels, or other forms ofSpecicaton'ofiLet-.ters Patent. Applicaties sled my 30,1901. salama218,855.

suPPon-,r'lNG 'MEANS FQ ,MEl'Al-L'Q-,LATHS' Patenteamamh 13,1906.

(Structural-metal hating iongiui'dialiy-emm gated slots in the flangesor webs, or both,

y thereof, adaptedv .'to receive the fasteners whereby the lathissecured in place.` The stu d l A (shown in Fig 1). is a desirable formand comprisesparallel flanges a, connected at corresponding edgesby anintegra-l web 1/which is provided withavcentral longitudinal bend orbead a2, in which are provided elongated 1 apertures such as beforedescribed, thus adapting the Wire, expanded metal, or sheet- .rnetallath B to besecured upon either or both Aof the parallel' sides totheweb only or tothe lweb and one or both sides, as preferred. Saidv i vfastener (indicated asa whole'by C) isstamp ed4 l or cut fromv a sheetor ,plate of metal to afford a Vhead lc, which., as shown, is pointedandpro vided at its rearend with rearwardly-directed 1 Vshoulders candisintegrally connected with A a transverse bar c2 ,by al shortfstem'or neck c',

whiehfis of-suflicientlengtli topermit the headj to: be .passed throughi meshes of the;

inetallath-through the Sfl'ot inthe stud yand be each sideA of said stemlor neck to-rmly enadapted bent to aord af-headlcs, corres onding withfthehead `c,vshaped=asfbefore escribed and iconnectedsbysa" stem cfandhaving the ends '05 yof thejvwireor ,rod-1 directed oppositel. and` he.barv whicl1engages outsi e the In the ,Construction iliustmted in Fi 7:the fastener vC2 is constructed of sheet or p ate lmetaland the stemgorneck ta ers outwardly from the ltransverse bar c7 an then inwardlyadjacentk the o'uter end thereof, forming shoulders cS cs land `a pointo9.

,r The operation is as follows: The stud, constructed as shown in Fig. 1or of any preferred cross-sectional form, is secured in place in anysuitable manner, and the wire, expanded metal, sheet-metal lath, orother analogous material is laced against the studs and the headed en ofthe fasteners are inserted iturned th'ereinas.shwninFig 2. Saidqftransverse; bar c? iis o f a suflicient` length on vthrough the lathinto and turned in the slot in said stud until the plane of the headlies apength of the slot. The bar c2, c5, or c7, if the. slots extendlongitudinally of the stud, now lies horizontally, as shown in Figs. 1and 2, In plasterin said horizontally-extended bars c2, c5, or c6 o thefasteners are an advantage, inasmuch as they afford a shelf or supportfor the plastering secured over the stud.

Any of the forms of metallic lathing, either that having small meshesused for ordinary plastering purposes or large-meshed material used Y inconcrete constructions, may be quickly and rigidly secured u on asuitable apertured support by means o either form of t e fastener osuitable size. When once secured in place, the fasteners rigidly bindthe structure together and afford a support for the plaster, cement, orother plastic material used.

Ihave shown but one construction embodying my invention, thoughobviously several variations are possible. I therefore do not purposelimiting myself in this applical tion for patent v'otherwise thannecessitated by the prior art and stated in the claims, as obviouslymany details of construction may be varied without departing from theprinciples of my invention.

I claim as my invention- -1. A metallic fastener' of the classdescribed,A comprising a bar, a centrally-disposed neck extending fromone edge thereof, and a head on the outer end of said neck provided withshoulders directed longitudinally of the bar.

2. A fastener of the class described comprising a straight bar, alaterally-offset head connected integrally therewith near its center andshoulders on op osite sides o'f said head at a distance from t e bar.

3. A fastener of the class described comprising a straight bar, alaterally-directed non-resilient stem thereon intermediate its ends, ahead on said stem and rearwardly-dithe bar.

roximately at right angles with the greatest- 6. A metallic stud,comprising a Sheet or strip of metal bent to afford parallel anges eachhaving arranged at intervals throughout its length a plurality of slotsand a fasfianges connected at corresponding e ges by an integral web,closely-arranged elongated apertures in said flanges and a fastener comdprising a bar and a head each adapted to engage on one of the sides ofsaid flanges and a narrow neck connecting the same and adapted to permitthe head and bar to be turned transversely of the slot.

8. A stud comprising a strip or sheet of metal bent to afford parallelflanges and an integral connecting-web uniting correspondingredgesthereof, a longitudinal outwardlyturned bead at the middle of4 said web,sa1d flan es and bead having longitudinally-ex'- tenc ed elongatedapertures therethrou l1 at close intervals in the length of the stu Aandadapted to receive fastening means for metallic laths or the likewhereby said stud is capa'ble of affording a support for laths on eitherside of the same or on the bead.

9. The combination with a metallic stud having elongated slots thereinof metallic lath secured against the stud fastenin means thereforcomprising a shouldered hea adapted to engage the edges of said slots,aI transverse bar and a short integral neck connecting the same, andadapted, when the head is inserted through the mesh and the slot, to beturned at an angle with the stud and rigidly binding the lath betweenthe bar and stud.

10. In a device of the class described the combination with a metallicstud havin a plurality of elongated apertures therein, astening meansadapted to engage in said apertures comprising a back bar, a neckcentrally disposed thereon and a plurality of rearwardly-directedshoulders on said neck adapted to engage the margins of said apertursvand lock the fastening means to the stu In witness whereof I havehereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

MARSELIUS HEGBOM.

- Witnesses:

C. W. HILLS, W. W. WITHENBURY.

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